Biblical names

Zeeb זאב

Zeeb (זאב) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Zeeb is found 101,612 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 31:31) — about what chance alone gives (about 102,872).

Found in the Torah
101,612
Chance alone
102,872
P (≥ found)
1.00
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

101,612 sequences of זאב at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 102,872 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which זאב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:31, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), זאב is found 1,560,151 times; chance alone would give about 1,594,467.

A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 102,872 of it, so a large count is expected.

  • Genesis 22,782
  • Exodus 20,734
  • Leviticus 20,553
  • Numbers 20,822
  • Deuteronomy 16,721

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 31:31בראשית לא:לאskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַן יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר לְלָבָן כִּי יָרֵאתִי כִּי אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־תִּגְזֹל אֶת־בְּנוֹתֶיךָ מֵעִמִּֽי

    And Jacob answered and said to Laban: ‘Because I was afraid; for I said: Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

    זאב at skip 2, forward from Genesis 31:31תיפןתגלתנותיךמעזאב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 45,151Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 2:7דברים ב:זskip 2, forward

    כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בֵּֽרַכְךָ בְּכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶךָ יָדַע לֶכְתְּךָ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּר הַגָּדֹל הַזֶּה זֶה אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עִמָּךְ לֹא חָסַרְתָּ דָּבָֽר

    For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; He hath known thy walking through this great wilderness; these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.’

    זאב at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 2:7גדלהזההרעיםשנהיזאב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 252,861Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 8:2דברים ח:בskip 2, forward

    וְזָכַרְתָּ אֶת־כָּל־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הֹלִֽיכֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ זֶה אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בַּמִּדְבָּר לְמַעַן עַנֹּֽתְךָ לְנַסֹּֽתְךָ לָדַעַת אֶת־אֲשֶׁר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ הֲתִשְׁמֹר מצותו אִם־לֹֽא

    And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that He might afflict thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep His commandments, or no.

    זאב at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 8:2קאלהיךהרעיםשנהבזאב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 264,300Open in the laboratory →

  4. Deuteronomy 8:4דברים ח:דskip 2, forward

    שִׂמְלָתְךָ לֹא בָֽלְתָה מֵֽעָלֶיךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא בָצֵקָה זֶה אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָֽה

    Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

    זאב at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 8:4לאבצקההרעיםשנהוזאב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 264,483Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 16:10בראשית טז:יskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶת־זַרְעֵךְ וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר מֵרֹֽב

    And the angel of the LORD said unto her: ‘I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

    זאב at skip 2, backward from Genesis 16:10הרבהארהתרעךולאיזאב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 18,805Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 387,475 sequences of זאב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 394,519).

  • Genesis 22,782
  • Exodus 20,734
  • Leviticus 20,553
  • Numbers 20,822
  • Deuteronomy 17,739
  • Joshua 10,706
  • Judges 13,118
  • Samuel 24,955
  • Kings 38,506
  • Isaiah 22,969
  • Jeremiah 25,343
  • Ezekiel 21,361
  • The Twelve 17,826
  • Psalms 21,864
  • Proverbs 6,827
  • Job 9,069
  • Song of Songs 1,418
  • Ruth 1,704
  • Lamentations 1,607
  • Ecclesiastes 3,095
  • Esther 2,295
  • Daniel 10,147
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 15,129
  • Chronicles 36,906

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 14:10יהושע יד:יskip 2, forward

    וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הֶחֱיָה יְהוָה אוֹתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר זֶה אַרְבָּעִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה מֵאָז דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר־הָלַךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּדְבָּר וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי הַיּוֹם בֶּן־חָמֵשׁ וּשְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָֽה

    And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as He spoke, these forty and five years, from the time that the LORD spoke this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness; and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.

    זאב at skip 2, forward from Joshua 14:10אשרדברהרעיםוחמשזאב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 327,268Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 2:20שופטים ב:כskip 2, forward

    וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָבְרוּ הַגּוֹי הַזֶּה אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אֶת־אֲבוֹתָם וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ לְקוֹלִֽי

    And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and He said: ‘Because this nation have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto My voice;

    זאב at skip 2, forward from Judges 2:20והגויההתריתיאשרזאב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 347,989Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 19:23שופטים יט:כגskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם הָאִישׁ בַּעַל הַבַּיִת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַל־אַחַי אַל־תָּרֵעוּ נָא אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּא הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה אַל־בֵּיתִי אַֽל־תַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּֽאת

    And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them: ‘Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this wanton deed.

    זאב at skip 2, forward from Judges 19:23אהאישההליתיאלתעזאב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 378,545Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

זאב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זאב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 10.

As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 49:27. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Zeeb in the Torah codes?

101,612 sequences of זאב at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 102,872 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Zeeb in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:31 — the shortest of 101,612 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 102,872.

What is the gematria of Zeeb in Hebrew?

Zeeb is spelled זאב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 10.

How many times is Zeeb found in the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 387,475 sequences of זאב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 394,519).

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